Master of Public Health Program
Right Now, the world needs public health leaders. Right Here, is the best place to start.
Earn your Master of Public Health degree from our nationally accredited program, providing flexible classes from diverse faculty and in collaboration with local public health leaders to prepare you with specialized skills like epidemiology and public health leadership.
Master of Public Health Program at a Glance
In-Demand
Skills
Specializations in epidemiology, public health leadership, health promotion, and integration with medicine.
Engage with Local
Public Health Leaders
Partnerships with public health departments across Southwest Ohio.
Convenient
Classes
Evening courses with online, hybrid, and in-person options.
Advance Your
Career Right Here
The only accredited public health program
in the Dayton area.
Why Wright State University?
Concentrations
The M.P.H. program offers two concentration areas of study: Health Promotion and Education and Population Health.
Health Promotion & Education
Students completing the health promotion and education concentration are trained to use social and behavioral science to study, develop, and evaluate interventions to promote health, prevent disease and injury, and reduce health inequalities. Health educators tend to work in various settings including local public health, healthcare, insurance, non-profits, and worksite wellness.
Population Health
The Population Health concentration offers several programs of study to assist students who want to explore a variety of public health topic areas (e.g., global health, emergency management, leadership), focus on advanced analytical methods, or ultimately work as public health practitioners.
Certificates
The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences currently offers five certificate programs through the Wright State University Graduate School. The completion of a certificate is noted on your transcript and it is a great way to show future employers you have acquired skills in a specialized area. Courses completed as part of a certificate offered by the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences can be applied toward the Master of Public Health degree.
Epidemiology
The Epidemiology Certificate Program will provide graduate students with specialized knowledge and skills in applying epidemiologic concepts and methods to prevention and public health problems.
Public Health Leadership
This program focuses on the skills and administrative principles needed to successfully manage in public health settings. Students achieve advanced competencies in strategy, leadership, and organizational effectiveness. In addition, students select professional areas of study such as communications, finance, marketing or budgeting.
Emergency Public Health
The Emergency Public Health Certificate Program will provide students with an understanding of emergency management systems and teaches critical thinking skills applicable to public health, hospital, pre-hospital and emergency management systems.
Health Care Management
The Health Care Management Certificate Program offers a curriculum designed to develop strategic management and leadership skills applicable to the health care industry.
Aerospace Medicine
This graduate-level series of courses provides a broad-based introduction to the field of Aerospace Medicine and will enhance the knowledge base of individuals entering into the field or those who may be interested in pursuing a career in this evolving area.
Master of Public Health Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
GPA of 2.7 or higher
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional resources
- Wright State Graduate School Admissions
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Information
- Graduate School Tuition and Fees
- Financial Aid
- Article: Developing a Partnership to Address Educational Gaps in the Public Health Workforce (PDF)
- About the Greater Dayton Area
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